Yes, I am doing a top 5 and yes this top 5 has been inspired by my oldest daughter. It is of no surprise to anyone that has been around her that her favorite color is purple. She LOVES purple. Well, recently she told me her 2nd favorite color is yellow. I am pretty sure this is because of Belle from Beauty and the Beast.
The combination of purple and yellow has causes for concern in our household from a sports standpoint. Is she going to root for the Lakers? the Vikings? and worse yet...what if she starts rooting for LSU! She won't be allowed in her grandparents house if that happens! We will definitely have to work this.
Here are Samantha's top 5 colors (I asked her)...
1. Purple
2. Yellow
3. Pink
4. Blue
5. Orange
I love Blue and orange so this was a pretty easy top 5 for me to come up with.
1. Orange
2. Blue
3. Red
Now, this is where is gets tough. Those are clearly my top 3.
4. Yellow
5. Purple
What is your top 5?
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Texas Ranger Stadium
A couple weeks ago, I had to travel to Arlington, TX for work. I was going to be there a few days so I immediately check the Rangers schedule to see if they are playing at home. Luckily, there were at home and they were playing Baltimore so tickets would be easy to get. I looked on stubhub and tickets were going for $14 for 15 rows up in right field. Awesome!
I ended up going to the game and meeting a co-worker (recently moved to Dallas office) and his family. I was thoroughly impressed with the stadium but before I talk about my time inside, I need to talk about my time outside. There is a giant spaceship/ enormous building in a parking lot not too far from the stadium. People tell me that is new Cowboy stadium or Jerry World but I am not sure I believe them. Texas Rangers stadium holds almost 50,000 and you can easily fit 2-3 ranger stadium inside that building. I think inside that building a zoo, disney world, football stadium and 4 hotels. In all honesty, I was blown away by the size of Jerry world. I would love to see a football game there.
When I went inside the stadium, I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed my time at Rangers Stadium. I took a few pictures as you will see below. A few highlights:
I ended up going to the game and meeting a co-worker (recently moved to Dallas office) and his family. I was thoroughly impressed with the stadium but before I talk about my time inside, I need to talk about my time outside. There is a giant spaceship/ enormous building in a parking lot not too far from the stadium. People tell me that is new Cowboy stadium or Jerry World but I am not sure I believe them. Texas Rangers stadium holds almost 50,000 and you can easily fit 2-3 ranger stadium inside that building. I think inside that building a zoo, disney world, football stadium and 4 hotels. In all honesty, I was blown away by the size of Jerry world. I would love to see a football game there.
When I went inside the stadium, I was not disappointed. I really enjoyed my time at Rangers Stadium. I took a few pictures as you will see below. A few highlights:
- They have a huge amount of food selections from sweet potato fries, Chicago style hot dogs, BBQ, to the usual. A lot of choices. I split a 'boomstick' with my co-worker's 14-year old son. That is a 2 foot long chili cheese dog. It was glorious!
- The stadium is a shout out to other stadiums. RF where I was sitting is a tribute to old Tiger stadium. Very cool.
- Center field area is a big outside bar area with 4 different bars you can choose from.
- PBR tall boys! Yes please. Yes, not only was the food selection vast but the beer selection was vast.
- The Rangers won the game and Beltre hit 2 HRs in the same inning. Yeah, they are good.
I was excited outside to check out a new stadium!
It might have been dollar hotdog night but we decided to go after this dog. It was glorious.
The bar area in center field. It was a nice open area.
If they serve it, I will find it...
Do not leave your phone! Ever!
Sorry bro. I am WAY late writing this up.
So, at the end of July, we decided to spend the afternoon/lunch in my brother's backyard celebrating a few birthdays (Cheryl, my dad, me). The kids were playing, we were chilling, it was a great time. Well, my parents decided to go home and it ended up being Cheryl, Craig, Michelle and I sitting outside. Meredith was sleeping and Jackson, Jeremy, and Samantha were inside playing.
Well, we get a phone call about 15 minutes after my parents left, it was my dad. My mom left her phone at my brothers house. Sure enough we looked for about one min and found the phone. Here is where the story gets interesting.
I throw out the idea of taking a picture of a full moon and making it my mom's background on her phone. It was still daylight out so I hope you understand what I am talking about. Well, everyone thought it was a great idea so the plan went into action (Partial nudity is below. You have been warned!).
After we successfully loaded the background, we put the phone away and were laughing really hard about it. When they pulled up, Craig ran the phone out and the race was on. We were wondering how long it would be before she would see it. I thought days but within 20 minutes Craig's phone rang and a not too happy mother was on the other side of the phone! I am pretty sure my dad probably had trouble keeping the car on the road when my mom told him what had happened. I also found it funny that my mom knew it was Craig in the background!
Morale of the story - Never, ever leave your cell phone behind!
So, at the end of July, we decided to spend the afternoon/lunch in my brother's backyard celebrating a few birthdays (Cheryl, my dad, me). The kids were playing, we were chilling, it was a great time. Well, my parents decided to go home and it ended up being Cheryl, Craig, Michelle and I sitting outside. Meredith was sleeping and Jackson, Jeremy, and Samantha were inside playing.
Well, we get a phone call about 15 minutes after my parents left, it was my dad. My mom left her phone at my brothers house. Sure enough we looked for about one min and found the phone. Here is where the story gets interesting.
I throw out the idea of taking a picture of a full moon and making it my mom's background on her phone. It was still daylight out so I hope you understand what I am talking about. Well, everyone thought it was a great idea so the plan went into action (Partial nudity is below. You have been warned!).
After we successfully loaded the background, we put the phone away and were laughing really hard about it. When they pulled up, Craig ran the phone out and the race was on. We were wondering how long it would be before she would see it. I thought days but within 20 minutes Craig's phone rang and a not too happy mother was on the other side of the phone! I am pretty sure my dad probably had trouble keeping the car on the road when my mom told him what had happened. I also found it funny that my mom knew it was Craig in the background!
Morale of the story - Never, ever leave your cell phone behind!
Nothing says "I love you mom!" like a full moon!
And here is the final product.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Food Sensitivities
Well, this post (and my next one) are LOOOOONG over due. A few months ago, I came to the conclusion on my own that I was lactose intolerant. It was something that had been building for months and getting worse. Just to be sure, I went to a doctor that specializes on the nutritional side of things. I went to Essential Health Solutions. After a talk with the doctor, he recommended I do some blood work to test for food sensitivities. Honestly, I wanted a peace of mind and agreed. They basically tested everything under the sun. Here were the results...
Sorry for the rotation issue. I am not the best blogger...lets be honest. So, cow dairy I already knew but that means everything including cheese. Hellllllooooo goat cheese!
Lets talk drinks for a minute. Sodium Benzoate is in almost ALL diet drinks. So that is out. I can not drink tea. So that is out. I am left with water, if I am feeling crazy, water with a lime or lemon, coffee (black), and alcohol (thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Now, lets talk garlic and butter (because that is cow dairy)- I have found out the hard way that when going out to eat, garlic is in A LOT of food and I have to be careful how things are cooked. Garlic really kills me. I love garlic. Oh well...
Needless to say, I have been preparing most of my meals and truth be told, I have been eating a lot cleaner these days, steaming veggies, eating lean proteins, etc. Well, over the last month or so, I am down about 20 lbs. It really is amazing what impact this had and my choices of eating clean as well.
Now, a couple things the doctor told me.
1. 75% of all people become lactose intolerant at some point in their life. I was shocked by this but it makes sense that drinking milk is not a natural thing to due for mammals as an adult.
2. I need to avoid all of these items for 3-6 months. After 6 months, there is a chance my body's immune system will reset and I will be able to slowly bring back these foods. So, in September, I will be retesting these items and seeing where I stand.
Oh yeah, cheese. This becomes an issue with PIZZA! Yep, any pizza I have now is make-your-own-pizza with goat cheese. Where I feel really embarrassed is when I am with friends. Oh - you are ordering pizza, yeah, can you order some wings or salad for me? I feel like such a inconvenience. This is my problem not anyone else's problem.
Now, I know there is a pill out there called lactate that you can take if you want to eat dairy. I have used it and it works but I prefer to just stay in the habit of avoiding these foods.
Well, that is where I stand and I apologize for any inconvenience in advance if you ever eating with me in the next few months.
Sorry for the rotation issue. I am not the best blogger...lets be honest. So, cow dairy I already knew but that means everything including cheese. Hellllllooooo goat cheese!
Lets talk drinks for a minute. Sodium Benzoate is in almost ALL diet drinks. So that is out. I can not drink tea. So that is out. I am left with water, if I am feeling crazy, water with a lime or lemon, coffee (black), and alcohol (thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Now, lets talk garlic and butter (because that is cow dairy)- I have found out the hard way that when going out to eat, garlic is in A LOT of food and I have to be careful how things are cooked. Garlic really kills me. I love garlic. Oh well...
Needless to say, I have been preparing most of my meals and truth be told, I have been eating a lot cleaner these days, steaming veggies, eating lean proteins, etc. Well, over the last month or so, I am down about 20 lbs. It really is amazing what impact this had and my choices of eating clean as well.
Now, a couple things the doctor told me.
1. 75% of all people become lactose intolerant at some point in their life. I was shocked by this but it makes sense that drinking milk is not a natural thing to due for mammals as an adult.
2. I need to avoid all of these items for 3-6 months. After 6 months, there is a chance my body's immune system will reset and I will be able to slowly bring back these foods. So, in September, I will be retesting these items and seeing where I stand.
Oh yeah, cheese. This becomes an issue with PIZZA! Yep, any pizza I have now is make-your-own-pizza with goat cheese. Where I feel really embarrassed is when I am with friends. Oh - you are ordering pizza, yeah, can you order some wings or salad for me? I feel like such a inconvenience. This is my problem not anyone else's problem.
Now, I know there is a pill out there called lactate that you can take if you want to eat dairy. I have used it and it works but I prefer to just stay in the habit of avoiding these foods.
Well, that is where I stand and I apologize for any inconvenience in advance if you ever eating with me in the next few months.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Vacation is over
To say we had a good time in Florida would be an understatement. it was a great time both at Michelle's parents house and on the cruise. Below are a couple videos of Samantha taking pics with Minnie and Snow White or as we like to call just another random day on Mickey's boat...
She wanted to take her Minnie to meet Minnie...
She wanted to take her Minnie to meet Minnie...
Monday, March 5, 2012
Video of Samantha and Jeremy dancing
For some reason the sound did not come over. It is a small glimpse into what was going on.
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